JP2008522784A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (10)

A measuring instrument for measuring the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample,
A memory device adapted to store information;
An electrical circuit adapted to measure the analyte concentration of the fluid sample disposed on a test sensor, wherein the electrical circuit is in electronic communication with the memory device; An electrical circuit is adapted to communicate the measured analyte concentration to the memory device for storage, the meter further comprising:
A measuring instrument including means for discriminating between an alternative site test and a standard site test. The measured analyte concentration is adapted to be marked with a respective marker indicating whether the fluid sample is obtained from an alternative test site or a standard test site. The measuring instrument described in 1. The measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one button configured to allow the subject to identify an alternative site test and a standard site test. A communication interface in communication with at least one of the electrical circuit and the memory device, the communication interface being adapted to communicate information provided by at least one of the electrical circuit and the memory device to an external device; The transmitted information is measured at least one analyte concentration and the measured at least one analyte concentration when the measured at least one analyte concentration is obtained from an alternative test site. The measuring device of claim 1, comprising an AST marker linked to the analyte concentration . Detection devices that identify alternative site test and a standard site test is provided, measuring instrument according to claim 1. And further comprising at least one end cap docking station formed in the meter, wherein the end cap docking station is adapted to seat at least one end cap therein for storage , the detection device comprising: Detecting when an AST endcap or SST endcap has been removed from the at least one endcap docking station, wherein the AST endcap or SST endcap has been removed from the at least one endcap docking station. 6. The measuring instrument of claim 5 , wherein when the detection device detects that it has been removed, the measured analyte concentration is marked with a respective marker . The meter is adapted for use with a puncture mechanism and the detection device detects when an AST end cap is removably attached to the puncture mechanism or an alternative test site is punctured 6. A measuring instrument according to claim 5 , wherein the measuring instrument is adapted to detect the distance that the lance extends from the puncture mechanism to determine whether or not . The detection device of the measuring instrument communicates with an external detection device, the external detection device is disposed within a puncture mechanism, and the external detection device is used by the puncture mechanism to obtain a fluid sample from an alternative test site 6. A meter according to claim 5 , wherein the meter is adapted to communicate to the detection device of the meter when done. The measuring instrument is adapted to be used with lancing mechanism, the detection device, the biopsy mechanism to AST lance or SST lance has been made to detect whether the attached time detachably, to claim 5 The measuring instrument described. The measuring device is adapted to be used with a puncture mechanism adapted to be detachably attached to a lance, the puncture mechanism including an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a puncture depth of the lance, and the detection device includes: 6. The measuring instrument of claim 5 , wherein the measuring instrument is adapted to detect when an AST drilling depth is selected.